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MATHEMATI CS
TARGET IIT JEE 2007
NUCLEUS (F)
QUESTION BANK ON
PH-1 (COMPOUND ANGLES)
PH-2 (TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS & INEQUATIONS)
PH-3 (SOLUTIONS OF TRIANGLE)
& BINOMIAL
n sin A cos A
Q.3 If tanB = then tan(A + B) equals
1 n cos2 A
sin A (n 1) cos A sin A sin A
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(1 n ) cos A sin A (n 1) cos A (n 1) cos A
Q.5 If A is the area and 2s the sum of the 3 sides of a triangle, then :
s2 s2 s2
(A) A (B) A = (C) A > D None
3 3 2 3
2 3 6 9 18 27
Q.6 The exact value of cos cos ec cos cos ec cos cos ec is equal to
28 28 28 28 28 28
(A) – 1/2 (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) 0
C C
Q.7 In any triangle ABC, (a + b)2 sin2 + (a b)2 cos2 =
2 2
(A) c (a + b) (B) b (c + a) (C) a (b + c) (D) c2
Q.8
tan x . cos 32 x sin3 72 x when simplified reduces to :
2
cos x 2 . tan 32 x
(A) sin x cos x (B) sin2 x (C) sin x cos x (D) sin2x
Q.10 In a triangle ABC, CH and CM are the lengths of the altitude and median to the base AB. If a = 10,
b = 26, c = 32 then length (HM)
(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) none
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
9 12 6
Q.14 The set of angles btween 0 & 2 satisfying the equation 4 cos2 2 2 cos 1 = 0 is
RS , 5 , 19 , 23 UV 7 17 23
(B) ,
(A)
T12 12 12 12 W ,
12 12
,
12 12
(C) S
R 5 , 13 , 19 UV RS , 7 , 19 , 23 UV
T 12 12 12 W (D)
T 12 12 12 12 W
tan A
Q.15 If the median of a triangle ABC through A is perpendicular to AB then has the value equal to
tan B
1 1
(A) (B) 2 (C) 2 (D)
2 2
Q.16 If cos ( + ) = 0 then sin ( + 2) =
(A) sin (B) sin (C) cos (D) cos
Q.17 With usual notations, in a triangle ABC, a cos(B – C) + b cos(C – A) + c cos(A – B) is equal to
abc abc 4abc abc
(A) (B) (C) (D)
R2 4R 2 R2 2R 2
sin 3 cos 3 cos
Q.18 2 tan cot = 1 if :
sin cos 1 cot 2
3 3
(A) 0 , (B) , (C) , (D) , 2
2 2 2 2
Q.19 With usual notations in a triangle ABC, ( I I1 ) · ( I I2 ) · ( I I3 ) has the value equal to
(A) R2r (B) 2R2r (C) 4R2r (D) 16R2r
Q.20 In a triangle ABC, angle B < angle C and the values of B & C satisfy the equation
2 tan x - k (1 + tan2 x) = 0 where (0 < k < 1) . Then the measure of angle A is :
(A) /3 (B) 2/3 (C) /2 (D) 3/4
Q.22 In a ABC, if the median, bisector and altitude drawn from the vertex A divide the angle at the vertex
into four equal parts then the angles of the ABC are :
2 3 3
(A) , , (B) , , (C) , , (D) , ,
3 4 12 2 3 6 2 8 8 2 10 5
C C A B
Q.23 If A + B + C = & sin A = k sin , then tan tan =
2 2 2 2
k 1 k1 k k1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
k1 k 1 k1 k
4 4
Q.24 The equation, sin2 3 =1 3 has :
sin 1 sin 1
(A) no root (B) one root (C) two roots (D) infinite roots
1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Q.25 With usual notation in a ABC = KR where K has the value
r1 r2 r2 r3 r3 r1 a 2 b 2 c2
equal to :
(A) 1 (B) 16 (C) 64 (D) 128
5 1 sin x 1 sin x
Q.26 If x 3 , then the value of the expression is
2 1 sin x 1 sin x
x x x x
(A) –cot (B) cot (C) tan (D) –tan
2 2 2 2
2 4
Q.27 If x sin = y sin = z sin then :
3 3
(A) x + y + z = 0 (B) xy + yz + zx = 0 (C) xyz + x + y + z = 1 (D) none
r R R 2r
(A) (B) (C) (D)
R 2r r R
2 4 8 16
Q.29 The value of cos cos cos cos cos is :
10 10 10 10 10
1 1 cos / 10 10 2 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
32 16 16 64
Q.36 If the incircle of the ABC touches its sides respectively at L, M and N and if x, y, z be the circumradii
of the triangles MIN, NIL and LIM where I is the incentre then the product xyz is equal to :
1 1
(A) R r2 (B) r R2 (C) R r2 (D) r R2
2 2
Q.37 The number of solutions of tan (5 cos ) = cot (5 sin ) for in (0, 2) is :
(A) 28 (B) 14 (C) 4 (D) 2
A
Q.38 If A = 3400 then 2 sin is identical to
2
(A) 1 sin A 1 sin A (B) 1 sin A 1 sin A
(C) 1 sin A 1 sin A (D) 1 sin A 1 sin A
Q.39 AD, BE and CF are the perpendiculars from the angular points of a ABC upon the opposite sides.
The perimeters of the DEF and ABC are in the ratio :
2r r r r
(A) (B) (C) (D)
R 2R R 3R
where r is the in radius and R is the circum radius of the ABC
Q.42 The set of values of ‘a’ for which the equation, cos 2x + a sin x = 2a 7 possess a solution is :
(A) (, 2) (B) [2, 6] (C) (6, ) (D) ()
Q.43 In a right angled triangle the hypotenuse is 2 2 times the perpendicular drawn from the opposite vertex.
Then the other acute angles of the triangle are
3 3
(A) & (B) & (C) & (D) &
3 6 8 8 4 4 5 10
Q.44 Let f, g, h be the lengths of the perpendiculars from the circumcentre of the ABC on the sides a, b and
a b c abc
c respectively . If = then the value of is :
f g h fgh
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) 2
A B
cot 2 2 . cot 2 2
Q.45 In ABC, the minimum value of is
A
cot 2 2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) non existent
Q.46 If the orthocentre and circumcentre of a triangle ABC be at equal distances from the side BC and lie on
the same side of BC then tanB tanC has the value equal to :
1 1
(A) 3 (B) (C) – 3 (D) –
3 3
Q.48 The product of the distances of the incentre from the angular points of a ABC is :
a b c R a bc s
(A) 4 R2 r (B) 4 Rr2 (C) (D)
s R
3 1 3
Q.49 Number of roots of the equation cos 2 x sin x 1 0 which lie in the interval
2 4
[] is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
Q.51
In a ABC if b = a 3 1 and C = 300 then the measure of the angle A is
(A) 150 (B) 450 (C) 750 (D) 1050
Q.52 Number of values of [ 0 , 2 ] satisfying the equation cotx – cosx = 1 – cotx. cosx
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Q.57 If ‘O’ is the circumcentre of the ABC and R1, R2 and R3 are the radii of the circumcircles of triangles
a b c
OBC, OCA and OAB respectively then has the value equal to:
R1 R 2 R 3
a bc R3 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 R3 a bc R2 4R 2
Q.58 The maximum value of ( 7 cos + 24 sin) × ( 7 sin – 24 cos) for every R .
625 625
(A) 25 (B) 625 (C) (D)
2 4
(A)
31
(B)
31
(C)
31
(D)
d
3 3 1 i
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Q.61 The medians of a ABC are 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm respectively . Then the area of the triangle is
(A) 96 sq cm (B) 84 sq cm (C) 72 sq cm (D) 60 sq cm
n x x x 3
Q.62 If x = , satisfies the equation sin cos = 1 sin x & the inequality , then:
2 2 2 2 2 4
(A) n = 1, 0, 3, 5 (B) n = 1, 2, 4, 5
(C) n = 0, 2, 4 (D) n = 1, 1, 3, 5
FG IJ FG1 cos 3 IJ FG1 cos 5 IJ FG1 cos 7 IJ is
Q.63 H
The value of 1 cos
9 KH 9KH 9K H 9K
9 10 12 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
16 16 16 16
Q.64 The number of all possible triplets (a1 , a2 , a3) such that a1+ a2 cos 2x + a3 sin² x = 0 for all x is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) infinite
Q.65 In a ABC, a semicircle is inscribed, whose diameter lies on the side c. Then the radius of the semicircle
is
2 2 2 c
(A) (B) (C) (D)
ab a bc s 2
Where is the area of the triangle ABC.
Q.66 For each natural number k , let Ck denotes the circle with radius k centimeters and centre at the origin.
On the circle Ck , a particle moves k centimeters in the counter- clockwise direction. After completing its
motion on Ck , the particle moves to Ck+1 in the radial direction. The motion of the particle continues in
this manner .The particle starts at (1, 0).If the particle crosses the positive direction of the x- axis for the
first time on the circle Cn then n equal to
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9
Q.68 If cos A + cosB + 2cosC = 2 then the sides of the ABC are in
(A) A.P. (B) G.P (C) H.P. (D) none
Q.71 If in a ABC, cosA·cosB + sinA sinB sin2C = 1 then, the statement which is incorrect, is
(A) ABC is isosceles but not right angled (B) ABC is acute angled
(C) ABC is right angled (D) least angle of the triangle is
4
2 0.25sincosx2x 4 + 1 = 0, is :
2
tan x
Q.72 The set of values of x satisfying the equation, 2 4
Q.73 The product of the arithmetic mean of the lengths of the sides of a triangle and harmonic mean of the
lengths of the altitudes of the triangle is equal to :
(A) (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
[ where is the area of the triangle ABC ]
a
Q.76 If = 3 and sin = . The value of the expression , a cosec b sec is
a b2
2
1
(A) 2 2
(B) 2 a 2 b 2 (C) a + b (D) none
a b
10 10 10 10
Q.78 The value of cot 7 + tan 67 – cot 67 – tan7 is :
2 2 2 2
(A) a rational number (B) irrational number (C) 2(3 + 2 3 ) (D) 2 (3 – 3 )
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 4 3 2
r1
Q.84 If r1, r2, r3 be the radii of excircles of the triangle ABC, then is equal to :
r1r2
A A B A A
(A) cot 2 (B) cot 2 cot 2 (C) tan 2 (D) tan 2
a2 b2 c 2 A B C
Q.86
In a ABC sin A sin B sin C . sin sin sin simplifies to
2 2 2
(A) 2 (B) (C) (D)
2 4
where is the area of the triangle
Q.90 If the arcs of the same length in two circles S1 and S2 subtend angles 75° and 120° respectively at the
S
centre. The ratio 1 is equal to
S2
1 81 64 25
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 16 25 64
3 3
(B) If tan A = & tan B = then tan (A B) must be irrational.
4 3 4 3
(C) The sign of the product sin 2 . sin 3 . sin 5 is positive.
(D) There exists a value of between 0 & 2 which satisfies the equation ;
sin4 – sin2 – 1 = 0.
Q.96 Which of the following functions have the maximum value unity ?
sin 2x cos 2x
(A) sin2 x cos2 x (B)
2
5 99
Q.99 The sines of two angles of a triangle are equal to & . The cosine of the third angle is :
13 101
(A) 245/1313 (B) 255/1313 (C) 735/1313 (D) 765/1313
5
(A) independent of for all in (0, /2) (B) for tan > 0
3
3 (7 24 cot )
(C) for tan < 0 (D) none
15
Q.104 Given that the term of the expansion (x1/3 x1/2)15 which does not contain x is 5 m where m N ,
then m =
(A) 1100 (B) 1010 (C) 1001 (D) none
Q.105 In the binomial (21/3 + 31/3)n, if the ratio of the seventh term from the beginning of the expansion to
the seventh term from its end is 1/6 , then n =
(A) 6 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 15
1 1 1
Q.107 The coefficient of x49 in the expansion of (x – 1) x x 2 ..... x 49 is equal to
2 2 2
1
(A) – 2 1 50 (B) + ve coefficient of x
2
1
(C) – ve coefficient of x (D) – 2 1 49
2
n
1
Q.109 The sum of the binomial coefficients of 2 x is equal to 256 . The constant term in the
x
expansion is
(A) 1120 (B) 2110 (C) 1210 (D) none
10
x 3
Q.110 The coefficient of x4 in 2 is :
2 x
405 504 450 405
(A) (B) (C) (D)
256 259 263 512
Q.112 Let (7 4 3 ) n = p + when n and p are positive integers and (0, 1) then (1 – ) (p + ) is
(A) rational which is not an integer (B) a prime
(C) a composite (D) none of these
Q.116 If (1 + x + x²)25 = a0 + a1x + a2x² + ..... + a50 . x50 then a0 + a2 + a4 + ..... + a50 is :
(A) even (B) odd & of the form 3n
(C) odd & of the form (3n 1) (D) odd & of the form (3n + 1)
Q.123 If n be a positive integer such that n 3, then the value of the sum to n terms of the series
n 1 n 1 n 2 n 1 n 2 n 3
1.n (n 1) + (n 2) – (n 3) + ...... is :
1! 2! 3!
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) – 1 (D) none of these
Q.124 In the expansion of (1 + x)43 if the coefficients of the (2r + 1)th and the (r + 2)th terms are equal, the
value of r is :
(A) 12 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) 15
10
a
Q.125 The positive value of a so that the coefficient of x5 is equal to that of x15 in the expansion of x 2 is
x3
1 1
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 2 3
2 3 3
10
x 1 x1
Q.126 In the expansion of 2/ 3 , the term which does not contain x is :
x x 1 x x1/ 2
1/ 3
(A)
m
Ct pt qt (B)
m
Ct pm t qm t
pq pq
(C)
m
Ct pt qt (D)
m
Ct pm t qm t
pq pq
Q.129 (1 + x) (1 + x + x2) (1 + x + x2 + x3) ...... (1 + x + x2 + ...... + x100) when written in the ascending power
of x then the highest exponent of x is ______ .
(A) 4950 (B) 5050 (C) 5150 (D) none
n
Q.130 Let 5 2 6 = p + f where n N and p N and 0 < f < 1 then the value of, f2 f + pf p is
(A) a natural number (B) a negative integer
(C) a prime number (D) are irrational number
100
Q.131 Number of rational terms in the expansion of 2 43 is :
(A) 25 (B) 26 (C) 27 (D) 28
10
cos
Q.132 The greatest value of the term independent of x in the expansion of x sin is
x
10
10C
C5
(A) (B) 25 (C) 25 · 10C (D)
5 5
25
Q.138 The sum of the series aC0 + (a + b)C1 + (a + 2b)C2 + ..... + (a + nb)Cn is
where Cr's denotes combinatorial coefficient in the expansion of (1 + x)n, n N
(A) (a + 2nb)2n (B) (2a + nb)2n (C) (a +nb)2n – 1 (D) (2a + nb)2n – 1
Q.139 The coefficient of the middle term in the binomial expansion in powers of x of (1 + x)4 and of
(1 – x)6 is the same if equals
5 10 3 3
(A) – (B) (C) – (D)
3 3 10 5
n n 2n 1
(A) (B) 1 (C) n – 1 (D)
2 2 2